St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-27
AN LAWFUL" CONVERSATION.

AN LAWFUL" CONVERSATION.
The C.rele.. Habit Of M,s.siss AdJsctives
How the Common Fault Nay be Cor
rected.
"Well. here / am at last I've been
an awful time coming. though. Every
time / was just ready to get started
there was something else to do. and
after was half way down tho street
Gertie wanted to know where her slate
was. Children are a horrid nuisance
sometimes" and Bella Townsend fam
ned herself energetically with her broad
straw hat, as she rested after her long
walk.
you look most tired to death. "said
Fannie, sympathetically. as she looked
at her friends heated face. '.Isn't it
elegant out this morning. though?
We've had such windy weather it's
Just splendid to have day like this"
..Indeed it is" agreed Bella. IL
was awfully hot before started. or
wouldn't have minded the sun SO much.
I was baking a cake. and the kitchen
was so hot was most melted before !
got out of it"
did your cake turn out all right?"
asked Fannie.
.'Oh, yes; it's Just lovely. Imade .
layer cake and put cocoanut over it.
and it's awfully stylish looking. /
hope Eta Grants won't take the shine
off it tonight at the sociable."
II don't believe it will" returned
Fannie, consolingly. ibid you notice
what a sweet bonnet she had on yes
terdaye 1t was too cute for any thing
in front Isuppose her aunt brought
it to her. for / know she didn't get it
made here"
..Hcr wrap was just magnificent
too" returned Bella. ''It's so plain.
too. / know the material couldn't
have cost much, and the trimmings are
cheap. but suppose it's because it fits
her that it looks so we'll"
'She's awfully homely when she
isn't fixed up any. but she did look aice
Yesterday" said Fannie. ''Her mother
is horrid looking. She never has bit
of style. so it's no wonder Eta hasn't
got much. She's trying to make up to
the new minister. believe"
..It's no use for her to try" said
Bella, scornfully. '.hc wouldn't look at
her. Isn't he lovely. thought"
He is so. and he breaches awfully
pretty sermons. Did you see the sun
set last night?"
mo. didn't notice it. What about
IT."
..Oh. it was just lovely; all bright
and red. May Harmon said it remind
ed her of Switzerland.
II didn't know she was back already.
Did she have a nice timer"
Just elegant. she says. The scenery
was awfully lovely. and she had grand
fun all the time she was gone"
1T will be horribly dull to settle
down at home again after all her trav-
els"
"Yes. it will be just terrible for her.
You Just ought to see the dresses she's
brought home. They're splendid, and
then she has lovely bonnets 10 60 with
each of them"
ut must be elegant to have 50 much
money. wish had some Of it."
But you wouldn't want your grand
father to die to get it?"
mo. Of course not. By the way,
didn't the minister make real cute
address ut little Lottie Miller's funeral
the other dayr
why. Bella Townsend! I never
hearl such An awful thing in all my
life! To think Of calling funeral ad-
dress cute!'
.'Oh. well. / didn't mean just that
You know what l meant 1t was
pretty. and SO appropriate; didn't
mean to call it cute. but you know
that's my great word"
'.It did sound too funny for anything.
though. Have some caramels? They're
lovely and fresh. Sometimes Dana has
awfully stale ones"
'.I'l take some to eat on the way,
for must be going now. I've got
fearful walk before me, up to the store.
and then all the way back home. I'll
be most dead BY the time / get there.
Goodbye"
Goodbye"
An overdrawn conversation. do you
say? Not at all It is real CONVEX
sation between two young girls who
held enviable places in the graduating
class Of . seminary, and who are per-
Sectly conversant with the meaning
and proper application Of all the adjec-
tives they use. or misuse. 20 freely. OF
course they know better. but their
habit Of misapplying the adjectives
they use comes from carelessnesa
II is . common fault even with we'll
sdasstsd people. to fall into IL way q